My Guardian Wolf; Chapter three, part I.
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"Huh! WHAT! Kurenai sensei, are you serious!"
"Impossible. I won't believe it."
"A-ano…that sounds unlikely…."
Kurenai put her hands on her hips and gave her group of young genins a skeptical look. Okay sure, they hadn't gotten "any action in a long time", as Kiba would put it. But it's not like they were never going to get a C rank mission again. The response seemed unnecessary, especially the one coming from Kiba.
"Yes. I'm sure. Today we have C rank mission. Now wipe that ridiculous look off your face Kiba." Kurenai ordered, flipping through a few pages on her clipboard. "It's nothing too big though, don't get too excited." She warned, as she saw Kiba replace his expression with a dopey wolfish grin. "Some villagers have reported seeing a small group of bandits hiding out in an abandoned house in the forest. Our job is to go there and investigate these reports. If they prove true, we round up the bandits and bring em' back. Got it?" Kurenai asked, watching her team's reactions. Kiba furiously nodded his head up and down, and gave a whoop of excitement. Shino merely nodded, and Hinata had begun to fidget, gluing her eyes to the usual spot on the ground.
"Yep, got it! Now let's go already! I want to get some exercise!" Kiba declared, picking up Akamaru and putting him on his head. Kurenai frowned at Kiba's response. It was good to be enthusiastic for these things, but they hadn't even talked over a plan yet. A good shinobi must always understand these things. Planning ahead is vital. Carelessly running off could cost you your life.
"Kiba, I haven't even told you how we're going to go about this, don't be so hasty." Kurenai sighed, shaking her head. Kiba didn't respond, but rather stubbornly folded his arms across his chest and gave her an expecting look. Kurenai bit back the urge to roll her eyes.
"This is how it will go. First, I'm going to lead you all into the forest, to the place where the bandits are expected." Kurenai began in a very business type tone. Hinata stopped fidgeting a moment to look up at her instructor and pay closer attention. "Once we're almost at the sight, I'm going to give you a signal to stop. Then I want Hinata to use her Byakugan to tell us how many there are." Kurenai said, looking at Hinata to make sure she caught the remark. "Once you've done that, all of you hide somewhere near the building. Then Shino, I want you to send a bunch of your bugs into the house to flush the bandits out. Feel free to let your bugs suck a few of em' dry of what little chakra you can expect from a bandit. Finally…" she paused for a moment to let the information sink in. "When they come out, I want you all to jump out of your hiding places and attack them. From then on, it is up to you to decide how to defeat them. I'll be hiding nearby, ready to jump in if things start to get nasty." She finished, putting down her clipboard. "Any questions?"
"K-Kurenai sensei…W-why aren't you going to be fighting with us...? Why are you going to be b-back up?" Hinata stuttered, looking uncomfortable at the thought of not fighting with an experienced Jounin at their sides.
"Because it's training you how to think and fight independently. Sometimes in the future, I won't always be there to help you. You must learn how to strategize and fight on your own. Experience is the best teacher." Kurenai explained. Hinata didn't seem to think so. She opened her mouth as if to protest, and then shut it again knowing any argument would be futile. "Hinata, you have nothing to worry about. I said I'd jump in the moment things got nasty, and you have two team mates with you. You won't get hurt." Kurenai re-assured her with a friendly smile. "I know missions like these make you anxious, but you'll get more comfortable with them over time." She promised, waiting for her to stop her fidgeting. She didn't, but at least she wasn't staring at the ground anymore. Kiba felt badly for her. He knew all to well how nervous Hinata gets when they have to go out and actually do some fighting.
"Hey, Hinata, Kurenai sensei is right. I'll be there too, so it's not like you'll actually be in any actual danger anyway." Kiba declared, thumping himself in the chest as a sign of confidence. "Besides, what are a bunch of lowly, dirty bandits going to be able to do to you? You're a Shinobi. They're…uhh…" Kiba paused, searching for the right word. "People untrained in any art of any kind expect to pick up a crude weapon and kill anything that moves." Kiba decided. This didn't seem to make her feel any better.
"I think what Kiba is trying to say is, you're more skilled than the average bandit." Shino offered, raising his eyebrows at Kiba's strange attempt at calming her anxieties. "And…you shouldn't worry. Just try to focus." He said calmly, putting his hands in his pockets. Kurenai smiled at the two boys. She was pleased to know they we're all a team, and always taking care of each other. Hinata looked at Kiba, then at Shino, then back to Kurenai. She seemed mollified, and she firmly nodded her head.
"Okay, I-I'll do my best…" Hinata murmured, also sticking her hands in her pockets. Kiba smiled, but it was a bit forced to be honest. How come Shino knew exactly what to say to her…?
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Stop.
Kurenai silently raised her hand at her team, the unspoken signal she promised to give when they had almost reached the base. Turning to face her team, she gestured for Hinata to come closer. Slowly, she approached Kurenai, careful to not make any unnecessary noise. Going through the usual hand signs, she focused her chakra to her pearly, clear eyes.
"Byakugan!" she thought silently, as veins began to form around her eyes. Kiba inwardly flinched. The Byakugan was truly a fearsome technique. It could even make his quiet, shy team mate seem to be a menacing threat; not to be taken lightly. Hinata directed her attention to the old, mildewy house just a few yards away. Peering inside, she noticed 8 full grown men. Most of them we're collapsed on the floor, but one was on the bed and another sprawled across the table. Empty bottles of sake lay forgotten and discarded in various places. The bandits we're obviously in a deep drunken slumber, each with a weapon of some kind strapped to their belts. At the foot of the bag lay two cloth bags stuffed full of valuable possessions, and an old wooden chest filled with papers. Papers…how strange. Maybe they we're maps of some kind. Hinata faced her team mates, and held up 8 fingers to indicate the amount of bandits. She paused thoughtfully for a moment. Then she reached out, as if to grab something. She mimed picking up a bottle, putting it to her lips, and then closed her eyes. She tilted her head to the side in an unspoken gesture to ask if they understood. They all flashed a thumbs-up. Shino and Kiba moved forward to accompany their team mate. Quietly, they spread out near the house to find a hiding place. Kiba and Akamaru scrambled quickly into a tree, while Hinata crawled into a bush that was near Kiba's tree. She didn't want to spread too far out from him or Shino. Shino also crawled into a bush, though it was a little farther away from Kiba's tree than they would have liked. In a very slow and deliberate fashion, Shino raised his arm and pointed towards the house. Within seconds, an army of bugs came swarming out of his body. Out through his ears, his eyes, and other openings in the body. In a thick black cloud, they swarmed towards the house and crawled in un-noticed through an open window.
All was silent for a moment. Hinata could feel her heart thumping wildly in her chest. She put a hand to her heart to calm it down, trying to be strong with her resolve to fight. Her fingers fought the urge to fidget. Kiba lay motionless on a branch higher up with Akamaru. He was digging his claws into the bark of the tree, anxious and eager to begin the fight. Akamaru wriggled with anticipation, unable to keep still. And then it came. Shuffling noises became apparent in the house. The drunken fools we're rising, confused with the swarm of bugs invading their home. A bottle of sake shattered, and was followed by a loud scream. Hinata swallowed, but kept a strong look of determination in her eyes. There were now definite fighting noises in the house. Kiba's knuckles became white from scratching to the tree bark too hard. The front door of the house flew off its hinges as the eight men struggled to push their way through the tiny frame. The swarm of insects overtook two of the more unfortunate men. They struggled for only a moment, before falling down where they stood. The bugs clicked and hissed as they sucked the victims dry of their chakra. The remaining six men stood in a daze, frantically looking around as if they somehow knew three young shinobi were there to attack them.
Kiba gave a ferocious howl, and sprang forth from the tree. He landed directly on top of the shortest bandit. He dug his sharp claws into his left shoulder, while Akamaru sank his canines into the right. Elements of surprise were on his side, leaving the bandit no time to respond. Realizing that he had to keep the bandit alive, Kiba reached up and delivered a sharp, precise chop to the neck right over the pressure point and knocked him out. Easy enough.
"K-Kiba kun! Behind you!" Hinata shouted as loud as her quiet voice allowed her. The other bandits were quick to react after Kiba had attacked the first one, and had now formed a semi circle around him. Kiba looked up, unsure of what to do for a moment. He didn't have time to think. Hinata jumped out of the bush with two kunai in hand. She let them both fly for the two bandits closest to Kiba. Her aim was true. The first kunai hit on of them square in the left shoulder, and the other one hit another in the side. She had inflicted a serious wound, one that would become infected if not treated. But not deadly, and now Kiba had rose to his feet. He cocked his arm back, and threw a punch at the first bandit he could reach. The bandit dodged it and drew his sword. Letting out a low, guttural war cry, he brought down the blade in a side-ways slash at Kiba. Kiba merely grinned at the thieves' stupidity. He easily caught his wrist, and they began to fight for ownership of the weapon.
Shino decided it was about time he join the fray too. He stood up out of the bush, walked out, and calmly faced two of the three bandits that we're not wounded. They snarled, and lunged at him. Shino merely raised his arms and summoned his swarm of bugs back to him. Upon seeing them, the bandits hesitated and froze. Even in their slightly drunken state, they could tell how dangerous the bugs were. After all, they did overtake two of their members all by themselves.
"He who hesitates in battle is lost. You would do well to remember that." Shino said in a calm, even tone as he ran in towards the bandits. They were not expecting him to be so fast. Shino was on them in an instant, and delivered a sharp blow to their faces. He could feel their noses crunch beneath his fists, and a warm trickle of crimson blood. Dazed, they stood on the spot holding their bleeding noses and howling in pain. Shino, seeing his opportunity sent his group of bugs to overtake them. They clicked and rubbed their feelers together, still hungry for chakra. The men that had already been drained proved inadequate. With a loud hiss, they crawled over to the two bandits and began to drain them of their chakra. The bandits gave out grunts of confusions, and furiously flailed their arms in a pathetic attempt to shake them off. Their arms soon grew limp, depleted of energy, and slumped to their sides. Shortly after, the large men came crashing down to their knees, twitching and writhing in pain.
Hinata stood firmly before another one of the bandits. Her piercing Byakugan eyes we're strangely enough, not intimidating her large, burly opponent. Quite contrary, he seemed amused by something. He tilted his head to the side, examining the small girl before him. He grinned, and then let out an amused chuckle.
"Whuts a lil' girl like you doing with weapons n' takin' on a strong, full grown man like me?" he asked her, slurring his words seeing as how he was still partially drunk. Hinata remained silent, but decided it was time to actually do something and answer his question for him. Slowly for dramatic effect, she went into a Hyuuga back stance, hands in front of her and ready to prove herself. He stared at her for a moment, and then broke into a fit of laugher. Quietly at first, but then they gradually developed into loud, long winded laughs of ridicule. Hinata inwardly flinched. "What's he laughing about…?" Hinata asked herself, watching the strange man chuckle. Kiba heard the laughter, and his head snapped up to see what was wrong.
"Bad move moron." Kiba's opponent jeered, raising his sword to slice Kiba's exposed back. Akamaru growled, sprang up, and sank his sharp fangs into the wrist of the bandit. He yelped in surprise, and shook his arm back and forth. Kiba heard the bandit's yelp, and whirled around to see what was wrong. Upon seeing Akamaru dangling from the bandit's wrist, Kiba snarled and dived at his opponent.
"Oh NO you don't! You are NOT hurting Akamaru!" he growled, grabbing the man's wrist and crunching it with a loud crack. Akamaru relaxed his jaw and landed on all fours. Bounding over to Kiba, he gave a bark of encouragement for his partner to continue the fight. A thick stream of blood flowed freely from the puncture wounds Akamaru had give the man.
"GAH! My wrist! My fricken wrist! You damned brat, I'll kill you for that!" the bandit howled, switching his weapon to his left hand to resume the fight.
"Ah jez dun understand what yer trying to prove little missy." Hinata's opponent taunted. "Lil' girls like you shouldn't be playing with weapons. You might scar yer pretty little face one of these days" He teased, trying to get a rise out of Hinata. Hinata wasn't falling for any tricks, and stood firmly in her back stance. It would be a lie to say she wasn't just a little scared, but she promised herself she wasn't going to run away. Taking in a deep breath, she swallowed the lump in her throat and gave a sweet, innocent smile. The bandit blinked in confusion. A pretty, feminine smile was not what he was expecting as a response to his insults.
"If you don't understand why, then why don't you attack me? I'd be happy explain." Hinata said in a strong voice. The bandit grunted. He didn't like being taunted by a girl such as Hinata.
"Dun say ah' didn't warn ya' sweetheart!" He bellowed, drawing his weapon and charging at Hinata. She merely stood there and waited for him to come closer. He brought down the sword in a horizontal slash, hoping to nick her face and prove his point. Hinata merely smiled, and kicked his wrist away. His weapon easily flew out of his hand. The large man snarled. He didn't expect such a tiny girl to have such a powerful kick. "Fine. I don't need a weapon to finish of a little brat!" he thought to himself, cocking back his other hand to throw a punch at her. Hinata merely brought her hands forward, ready to use her Jyuuken, the gentle fist. Reaching up, she swiftly pressed at his arm in a quick and graceful motion. She hit him in the forearm, the place were the tendons control the hand. He stopped abruptly in mid punch, unable to clench his fist anymore. Hinata then reached up and pressed another spot, right below the neck. She wanted to end it quickly and go help her team mates. She hit him precisely in the pressure point. The mans eyes bulged, and then he sank to his knees and hit the ground. Hinata watched him fall, with a sense of self pride and satisfaction. She got him. She got him! Shy, sweet little Hyuuga Hinata, had taken down a full grown man practically three times her size and strength. She wanted to grin and say, "Look! Kiba, Shino, look! I took him down! I took him down and I didn't run away!" But she knew this wouldn't be wise. Looking around, she noticed that the fight was just about over. The first two bandits lay drained and forgotten in the doorway. They didn't even have a chance to join the fray. Shino was currently having his swarm of bugs drain two more, bringing the numbers down four. Another one lay sprawled out on the field with two bloody shoulders and a lump on his head. That must have been the one that Kiba fist took down, which left only 3. Kiba had also defeated one that had tried to run away after he saw the futility of the battle they were fighting. Kiba had picked him off with a few shuriken, and he was pinned to a nearby tree. Plus the on Hinata took down, that meant seven of the eight bandits gone. Hinata also noted the ones she had hit with kunai were out cold. There was only one thief standing. Kiba was just toying with him now, obviously having his fun. He would dive in for a kick, then stop right before impact and punch him instead. Akamaru would snarl, lunge at the opponent, and then suddenly pull back. Shino was obviously done, and was now content to be watching Kiba take down his opponent. Hinata waited patiently for Kiba to finish.
"Had enough?" Kiba grinned, pulling another punch and kneeing him in the gut. The bandit grunted, and stumbled backwards. "If you want to give up, ill just tie you up instead of beating you into submission." He teased, allowing the bandit a moment to catch his breathe. For a moment, it looked like he was going to take Kiba's offer, then he growled in frustration and went in for another attack. Kiba sighed, and pretended he regretted what he was about to do. One minute, Hinata was watching intently. The next, she collapsed to one knee in pain. She opened her mouth in shock, and let out an agonized scream. She looked down to see what could have caused her such pain. The bandit she had fought with lay on the ground by her feet, panting and shaking. Hitting the pressure point had merely dazed him with pain; He didn't actually pass out. While she was distracted with the Kiba's fight, the man had taken a knife out from his pocked and stabbed Hinata in the calf. Her breathing became ragged and shallow from the pain. Cold feelings of dread settled in her stomach. A lump formed in her throat, and she began to feel dizzy. She was careless. She felt incredibly hopeless and stupid. "I…I should have checked to see if he had really passed out…" Hinata thought to herself, feeling tears of frustration well up in her eyes. She thought she had actually accomplished something, actually fought a good battle. Yet here she kneeled, with an opponent half beaten and a knife jammed in her calf. But…didn't she promise herself she was going to try her hardest to fight? It hurt…It hurt so much. But that pain also gave her strength. She knew something had to be done. She couldn't just sit there and bleed to death.
"I…I will not lose…" she panted, reaching down to grab the hilt of the blade. Gritting her teeth, she quickly removed the blade from her calf. It hurt almost as much to pull it out as it did to have it stabbed in. She screamed again. Vaguely, she could have sworn she heard Kiba and Shino calling out to her in the distance. Determined to finish the battle, she raised the knife high over her head and brought it down upon the bandit. It easily pierced through his flesh. The bandits arm became the blades new sheath. He cried out, and reached up to yank his own weapon out of his arm. His hand was still having spasms from Hinata's Jyuuken, and he could not clench his fist around the hilt. Moments later, a swarm of little black bugs crawled over the man, and a very angry Inuzuka Kiba stomped down on his back.
"You'll pay for that you dirty, no good fuc-" Kiba began, grinding his foot into the open wound on the bandits arm.
"Kiba, stop. Let the bugs do their job." Shino cut him off before he could finish his insult.
"Damn it Shino, he hurt Hinata! He has to pay! "Kiba growled, continuing to smash his foot into the open wound.
"Instead of executing revenge to the bandit who has already passed out, how about we help Hinata?" Shino said in a voice of deadly calm. Though he was wearing his dark sunglasses, Kiba was willing to guess that his friend was glaring daggers at him. He could have sworn he heard a hint of a threat in Shino's remark.
Kiba looked up to see that Hinata had fallen over, unable to kneel any longer. Her entire body was shaking, and she was whimpering in pain. But her eyes held no tears. No. They were the eyes of a strong, determined Hyuuga kunoichi. They held nothing but pride for the task she had just accomplished. Forgetting the bandit, Kiba and Shino dashed over to help their team mate and treat the wound. Kiba got to her first.
"Hinata! HINATA!" Kiba shouted, kneeling down and gently picking up the fragile young girl into his arms. "Are you okay! Do you have any other injuries!" He asked, shaking her a little to get a response of some kind. Hinata looked up into the deep, wolfish eyes of her team mate and smiled sweetly.
"Look Kiba, I defeated him." Hinata smiled, ignoring his question in favor of declaring her victory. Shino was holding onto Hinata's leg, and cleaning up the bloody wound. He pulled out a small, clear bottle from the beige pouch hanging by his side. This was a standard, basic anti-septic that every ninja carried with him or her at all times. Carefully, he screwed open the top and poured a little over the open wound. Hinata gasped, and then bite her lip in an attempt to not cry out. It pained Kiba greatly to his delicate friend in a state of physical discomfort. Kiba bit back the urge to reach up and stroke her cheek in an act of affection and comfort. That was not what she needed right now. Shino threw aside a cloth soaked with her blood, and began to wrap up the wound with gauze and medical tape. Granted, Shino was no medical ninja, but they had to stop the bleeding before they could go back to the village and find one. He finished wrapping her leg, and gently set it back down on the ground.
"Thank you Shino…" Hinata whispered, giving him a grateful smile. "And you too, Kiba kun…"
"Don't thank us, we're a team. It's our job to take care of each other." Shino replied, with the tiniest hint of gentleness in his voice. Kiba blinked. He didn't know Shino could talk in a comforting way.
"Is Hinata okay?" A voice laced with worry asked. Kiba and Shino merely nodded, already knowing that it was Kurenai that asked the question. They had become accustomed to her appearing out of what seemed to be nowhere. She knelt down to examine the patch job Shino had done, and grinned in satisfaction. It was a careful, neat, and tidy job. The bleeding had stopped, and would probably not start up again. "Is anyone else injured?" Kurenai questioned, though she already guessed the answer. When everyone shook their head no, Kurenai quickly stood up and briskly walked over to the tree that had the bandit pinned to it. He had almost wiggled his way free. "Shino, come here and help me!" Kurenai shouted over to the boy who was still crouched by Hinata. "I need help rounding up these bandits to take back to the village. Kiba, mind Hinata!" Kurenai ordered, turning around to face the bandit. He looked positively terrified. "Well hello there my fine, sleazy friend. Did my little genins sober you up with their fists?" Kurenai asked sweetly, watching the bandit try to squirm out of the tree and run far far away. "No no no, we mustn't do that." Kurenai cooed, as if scolding a child. "Shino! I'm waiting!" she yelled over to him again. Shino looked to Hinata, then up to Kiba, and then back over to Kurenai. Slowly, and very reluctantly, he rose to his feet. He paused for a moment to raise his arms and summon his bugs back to him. When they had all stowed away back into his body, Shino jammed his hands into his pockets and began to walk over to Kurenai sensei. He paused for a moment, and then turned around to face his team as if he had forgotten something. He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again. What could he say? Kurenai had called him over and he couldn't stay with Hinata. Sighing, he turned around again and unenthusiastically scuffled over to help his teach gather up and secure the bandits.
"Hinata…you fought very well. You…have a lot to be proud of." Kiba started, unsure of how to express his praise. "It was just unlucky that he didn't pass out from the pressure point getting hit. But you still did a good job. Your…growing." Kiba mumbled, averting his gaze away from Hinata. The remark sounded cheesy to him, but not to Hinata. She paused for a moment, then grinned happily upon hearing the remark. It wasn't everyday Hinata got praised for her fighting skills. In the old days, anything and everything wasn't good enough. Everything down to the tiniest punch was frowned upon. The praise made her heart feel warm and light. She could feel it beating strong in her chest.
"T-thank you Kiba kun…It means a lot to me…It really does…" she sighed, turning her head to the side and snuggling in a little closer to Kiba for the comfort. Kiba looked up at her again, surprised, and noticed how joyful she looked. Hinata de-activated her Byakugan, and softly closed her eyes. She was getting tired from keeping it active for so long. She was glad the battle was over, and that she had nothing to do now but rest securely in Kiba's protective arms. She could feel his warmth from being held so long, and comforted her even more. Hinata almost dozed off into a peaceful slumber right there in his arms. Kiba's face began to grow warm without realizing why. It didn't make any sense to him but for some reason, he wanted to embrace Hinata. He wanted to keep her by his side, safe from the dangers of the world. He didn't want her to get inured again, not ever, though he knew this was impossible. She walked the path of a shinobi, and she was bound to get hurt again in the future. It was inevitable.
"…We're ready to go." Shino said flatly, looking somewhat miffed at the scene. Looking up, Kiba noticed that all the bandits were now awake and bound together with rope. One of them looked extremely angry, others looked calm, and a couple of them even looked positively terrified. Kurenai was smiling dangerously at them, a smile that clearly promised they would regret it if they tried to escape. She caught Kiba's eye, and shouted over to them, "We're going back now! One of you will have to take up the rear so our little friends won't think of leaving our company. The other one will need to carry Hinata, I don't think so can walk on that leg."
Shino quickly turned down to look at Hinata and opened his mouth to say something. Sensing what he was going to say, Kiba quickly spoke up to cut him off. "Come on Hinata, I'll carry you back." Kiba offered, standing up and holding her bridal style. Hinata opened her eyes, offered a smile of gratitude, then closed the again. Satisfied, Kiba walked back over to Kurenai, careful to avoid Shino's eyes. He was willingly to guess he wasn't pleased. Shino was his friend, but right now he wanted to be selfish. He wanted to be the one to carry Hinata. "She's so tiny and light." Kiba thought to himself, greeting Kurenai sensei with a wolfish grin. "I could probably carry her like this for a long time and not get tired."
Shino stood on the spot for a moment, struggling to get his emotions in check. He was miffed that Kiba had cut him off before he could speak. It also annoyed him ever so slightly that he had to help Kurenai round up the bandits, and Kiba got to mind Hinata. But what could be done? Kiba had already agreed to carry Hinata back, and the bandits had all been rounded up. "Team mates take care of each other and help each other out." Shino told himself firmly. "Kiba took care of Hinata, and you helped Kurenai with the bandits. You've done your job. Now it's time to go back" Shino turned around, and took his place at the end of the line. One of the bandits sneered at him, and it seemed he would have liked nothing more than to smack Shino upside the head. To be honest, he was surprised the 4 bandits he took down could still stand. Shino did not respond to his sneer, but rather he casually and silently called a couple bugs to crawl out and onto his face. Upon seeing them, the bandit went white and scrubbed the smirk off his face. Satisfied, cell #8 began their walk back to the village. There was a strong feeling of accomplishment in the air. It was a C-rank mission, and a success.
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A/N: Wai! This chapter turned out entirely too long! I have to break it up into two parts! If I put everything I wanted to put into this chapter, it would have been so long you'd become bored with it! So even though I don't want to, I'm breaking it up. Also, I've never written a fighting scene before, I hope its okay! Gomen, gomen! (Cries) I'm so happy. You have no idea how happy I am. People reviewed my story. I feel so honored. I expected to come online and see a big fat zero. You've made me very happy. I now understand what authors mean when they say reviews inspire them to continue. I was able to whip out ¾ of this chappie in one day.
I decided it would be fun to make Shino a bit….you know…jealous. 8D (Squeaks) I think it will be good, healthy competition for Kiba. And ShinoHina is a cute couple too; it will be fun to imply. Don't worry though, its still a KibaHina! Naruto is showing up in the next chappie too! And now this A/N is entirely too long. Oh well! See you in chappie 3 part II! Ja ne!